The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-09-03

position Vickers' partner must have
fired twenty shots while Vickers
emptied his pistol once. Dunning
then went to the hay stack, got his
horse and came back to look for
Vickers, but he and his partner had
gone. Dunning then started for
Sullivan's ranch, where he expect
ed to find his man the next eve
ming. The next morning he went
out to the round up, riding with a
friend Of Vickers', whom he enter
tanned to keep from carrying word
to Vickers that he was there. About
noon of the 18th the cattle were be-
ing driven to the Sullivan ranch,
Andy and William Shirk being
some distance ahead, when the OBJ
served some one waving a hat. 1t
proved to be Mrs. Andy Shirk, who
had walked three miles to tell her
husband that Vickers and his part
ner were at the ranch, making vio-
lent threats, and heavily armed.
Dunning was the only armed per-
son in the outfit, and he started for
the house. William Shirk, unarm-
ed, had gone on, and was overtaken
by Dunning just before the house
was reached, and Dunning asked
him to hold his horse. Shirk ad-
vised him to turn the horse loose as
Vickers and his partner would COM
mence to shoot in minute. He
acted on the advice. He then ran
about fifty yards to the house, went
around to the kitchen door, butjust
before he reached the door which
was made of mosquito bar, Vickers
observed him and looked him square
in the face. Dunning threw the
door open with his right hand, and,
finding Vickers trying to get his
pistol out ofits scabbard, he quick
ly drew his own, commanded him
to throw up his hands, which he
would not do, but continued trying
to pull his pistol, which must have
been fast in its scabbard, when
Dunning shot him through the
head. He fell on the table and
Dunning shot him twice again,
every ball passing through the head.
He then, with pistol in hand, walk
ed out of the house and around the
corner down to where Bill Shirk
was standing. AS he went around
The house he saw Vickers' partner,
a young man about 81 years Of age,
10 whom he paid no attention at the
time, and walked down to where
Shirk was standing, who asked him
where V;ckers was, to which Dun
ming replied that he had fixed"
him, and just as he spoke Vickers'
associate pulled a large Smith &
Wesson double action revolver and
shot at him. Dunning then said
throw up your hands young man,
will arrest you" He hesitated a
few seconds standing with his pis-
tol in his left hand, and trying to
get Bull Dog pistol out of his right
overalls pocket, and when he got it
,ut he fired at Dunning, the ball
hitting Bill Shirk In the leg in1ict-
nga painful wound, when Dun
hing returned the fire shooting
1im in the head.
The bodies were wrapped in
blankets and canvas, and buried to-
5ether in one grave. Suitable
were placed, and an in
ventory of all their effects handed
,ver to Andy Shirk, there having
oeen no officer in less than 200
niles of The place in the State of
Oregon. Thus ended the career Of
Nm. Vickers, and the young man
Who was his associate at the time.
dr. Dunniug is entitled to credit
or his perseverance and courage.
lie arrived in town on Monday last.
Besides killing Vickers, he
,rought home the horse lately sto-
en- from P. Peters, on Reynolds
reek, but having no warrant and
10 means of getting the thief back
kept at considerable expense, he
ct him go.